Credentials & Professional Training

I am a New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) with more than 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, families, and groups.

My educational background includes:

  • Bachelor of Arts, Skidmore College

  • Master of Science in Social Work, Columbia University School of Social Work

Advanced Clinical Training

My postgraduate training includes:

  • Intensive Psychodynamic Psychoanalytic Program, William Alanson White Institute

  • Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT)

  • Core Skills Training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT)

  • Training in Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)

  • Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional (CSTIP)

Professional Memberships

I maintain active membership in:

  • International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy

  • New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy

  • American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists

I am committed to ongoing professional education and advanced training to ensure that my clients receive thoughtful, evidence-informed care.

Yoga & Mind-Body Training

Because I believe strongly in the connection between mind and body, I have also pursued extensive training in yoga and nervous system regulation.

  • 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Laughing Lotus (New York City)

  • Advanced Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Training

  • Advanced Katonah Yoga Training

  • Registered E-RYT with Yoga Alliance

Professional Experience

My clinical experience includes work in psychiatric hospitals, university, and outpatient settings.

Previous positions include:

  • Payne Whitney Clinic at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Inpatient Psychiatry

  • Rape Crisis Advocate at Bellevue and New York University Hospitals

  • Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, Center for Anorexia and Bulimia

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Partial Hospital Program (DBT-based groups)

  • Counseling and Psychological Services, Columbia University

At Columbia University, I worked extensively with undergraduate and graduate students and participated in the Eating Disorder Team, Couples Counseling Supervision Group, and Outreach Team. This experience deepened my work with relationship concerns, sexuality, identity development, life transitions, and emotional wellbeing.